Alkaline Single

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Haha. I slay me.

Seriously, though, would you like some free kick-ass punk music? The sort of thing that fits in fine with the Misfits, Cancerslug, and Blitzkid? Then look no further than Derek of Alkaline Trio, who has released an old-school solo project of his under the name Reaper.

D. Grant Meets The Reaper is available as such:

MP3s | ARTWORK (JPG FORMAT) | ARTWORK (PDF FORMAT)

I’m very pleased with what I am listening to right now. This is really good, but if there is one thing I can tell you about me, it’s this: you will never hear pixie complain about mixing monsters and punk rock.

For descriptions and all of that, head to MySpace.

I swear, those boys in Alkaline Trio. They can do no wrong, ever. I mean, they covered The Cure, a band I have liked for at least 2/3 of my life, and improved on the song. Solos, side projects, it doesn’t matter. It’s all brilliant.

I can not stress enough how badly you all need the Reaper album, especially since it is free. Free music is a very nice thing, but amazing free music that someone like me would happily pay money for is even better.

So enjoy. I’m pretty sure a free download just made the top 10 for 2008. Go figure.

Alkaline Trio Announce Album Details; Plus Video of New Song

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Alkaline Trio has announced the details of their upcoming album, which will be called Agony and Irony.  After all their studio videos showing them putting the album together, it’s pretty much wrapped up and the band has chosen ten songs to make the final cut.  I wonder why it’s so short… but I’m really looking forward to hearing it.

The tracklisting is as follows:

01) Calling All Skeletons
02) Help Me
03) In Vein
04) Over And Out
05) I Found Away
06) Live Young, Die Fast
07) Four Four Four Four
08) Lost And Rendered
09) Ruin It
10) Into The Night

The first single off the album is “Help Me,” and here’s a video of the band playing it live.  It’s tough to judge because the sound quality isn’t 100%… but it sounds really different.  I’m sure I’ll end up liking it, because Alkaline Trio has never disappointed, but I’m pretty surprised to hear this song. I’m not even sure what it is that seems so different.  Maybe it’s just a grower.

Your thoughts?